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On High Barn Road, in Royton East & Cowlishaw
What it's like at OL2 6RR: every home that has sold on High Barn Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on High Barn Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 16 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 199, High Barn RoadDetached | Dec 2020 | £560,000 | 344 m² | £1,628/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201, High Barn RoadSemi-detached | Aug 1998 | £73,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 203, High Barn RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2024 | £75,000 | 94 m² | £798/m² | 3 |
| 205, High Barn RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2002 | £90,000 | 91 m² | £989/m² | 1 |
| 211, High Barn RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2007 | £165,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 212, High Barn RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2002 | £79,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 213, High Barn RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2005 | £170,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 214, High Barn RoadTerraced | Oct 2007 | £100,000 | 85 m² | £1,176/m² | 1 |
| 216, High Barn RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2017 | £130,000 | 80 m² | £1,625/m² | 2 |
| 221, High Barn RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2017 | £170,000 | 88 m² | £1,932/m² | 2 |
| 223, High Barn RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £175,000 | 85 m² | £2,059/m² | 2 |
| 227, High Barn RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2014 | £160,000 | 81 m² | £1,975/m² | 2 |
| 230, High Barn RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2003 | £129,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 232, High Barn RoadSemi-detached | Aug 1997 | £78,000 | 83 m² | £940/m² | 1 |
| 236, High Barn RoadDetached | Jun 2021 | £120,000 | 126 m² | £952/m² | 1 |
| 238, High Barn RoadDetached | Apr 2026 | £422,500 | 171 m² | £2,471/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Shaw and Crompton Metrolink stop, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km). The nearest rail station is Mills Hill (Manchester), 4.3 km away, with 304k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Pennine View, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 182); 11 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Royton Hall Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 38.7 · 4.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Blue Coat CofE School (2.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Operative Food, 750 m away, with Red Rose Filling Station closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Royton & Crompton Family Practice (650 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Daisy Chic is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 1.9 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 56% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Flower Pot Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Angel Inn the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 201 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Royton Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Royton Leisure Centre (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 26 km away.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
16 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton constituency: Jim McMahon MP (Labour (Co-op)), since December 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 4,976 (12.9%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 34%, Independent 21%, Reform UK 18%, Conservative 11%.
23 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near OL2 6RR →
No crimes recorded "on or near" High Barn Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 58 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 63 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · about 34 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 11 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.7% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.1% | 95.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.8% | 3.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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